Spain vs Croatia: result 6-0 and analysis
UEFA Nations LeagueLeague A - 2Kick-off on September 11, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia
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What was the result of Spain vs Croatia?
Spain won 6-0 on September 11, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 24′SaúlSpain
- 33′Marco AsensioSpain
- 35′L. KalinićSpain (o.g.)
- 49′RodrigoSpain
- 57′Sergio RamosSpain
- 70′IscoSpain
Official lineup for Spain vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Spain
4-3-3- 22Isco
- 9Rodrigo
- 20Marco Asensio
- 21Dani Ceballos
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 8Saúl
- 18José Gayà
- 15Sergio Ramos
- 4Nacho
- 2Dani Carvajal
- 1David de Gea
Croatia
4-2-3-1- 17I. Santini
- 4I. Perišić
- 10L. Modrić
- 8M. Kovačić
- 11M. Brozović
- 7I. Rakitić
- 22J. Pivarić
- 21D. Vida
- 5M. Mitrović
- 2Šime Vrsaljko
- 12L. Kalinić
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Spain have 9 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats; Croatia have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2018 | England(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Jul 1, 2018 | Russia(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Morocco(home) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Iran(away) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Portugal(away) | 3-3 | World Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2018 | Portugal(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Jul 15, 2018 | France(away) | 2-4 | World Cup |
| Jul 11, 2018 | England(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Russia(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jul 1, 2018 | Denmark(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Spain win, 0 draws, 1 Croatia win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2016 | Croatia 2-1 Spain | Euro Championship |
| Jun 18, 2012 | Croatia 0-1 Spain | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Spain score 2.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.6 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Croatia | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Spain sit 1st in UEFA Nations League (12 points from 4 matches) and Croatia sit 3rd (3 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy